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National Environment Protection Measures (Implementation) Act 1998.

Country/Territory
Australia
Document type
Legislation
Date
1998 (2016)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to provide for the implementation of national environment protection measures in respect of certain activities carried on by or on behalf of the Commonwealth and Commonwealth authorities, and for related purposes.
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
Framework law Institution Environmental planning EIA Pollution control Environmental audit Policy/planning
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific
Abstract

The objects of this Act are: (a) to make provision for the implementation of national environment protection measures in respect of certain activities carried on by or on behalf of the Commonwealth and Commonwealth authorities;(b) to protect, restore and enhance the quality of the environment in Australia, having regard to the need to maintain ecologically sustainable development; and (c) to ensure that the community has access to relevant and meaningful information about pollution. State and Territory laws implementing National Environment Protection Measures (NEPMs) do not apply to the activities of the Commonwealth or Commonwealth authorities, either of their own force or because of the Commonwealth Places (Application of Laws) Act 1970. Under this Act, the Environment Minister may (subject to considerations of national interest or administrative efficiency): apply those State laws to the activities of the Commonwealth or Commonwealth authorities in Commonwealth places (Part 2); or apply those State or Territory laws to the activities of the Commonwealth or Commonwealth authorities in other places (Part 3). If NEPMs are not implemented in relation to the activities of the Commonwealth or Commonwealth authorities under Part 2 or Part 3, they can be implemented: by regulations (Part 4); or if there are no regulations under Part 4, through environmental audits and environment management plans (Part 5). The implementation of NEPMs in relation to the activities of the Commonwealth or Commonwealth authorities may be restricted by the Environment Minister in the national interest.

Full text
English
Website
www.legislation.gov.au

References - Legislation

Implemented by

National Environment Protection Measures (Implementation) Regulations 1999.

Legislation | Australia | 1999

Keyword: Institution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX